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    • present :the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
      • that is enough for the present|he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow

    • present :give an exhibition of to an interested audience
      • She shows her dogs frequently|We will demo the new software in Washington

    • present :temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
      • the present leader|articles for present use|the present topic|the present system|present observations

    • present :something presented as a gift
      • his tie was a present from his wife

    • present :bring forward and present to the mind
      • We presented the arguments to him|We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason

    • present :being or existing in a specified place
      • the murderer is present in this room|present at the wedding|present at the creation

    • present :perform (a play), especially on a stage
      • we are going to stage `Othello'

    • present :introduce
      • This poses an interesting question

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